Was curious how many point to point routes are industry specific, linking two companies such as the new route mentioned below i.e.

The new route, which provides a much anticipated link for the Paris-based car manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroën’s joint venture with Dongfeng Motor of Wuhan, will be operated three times weekly with 309-seat 777-200ER aircraft

Are there similar routes that are only flown to link commercial interests and one company to another?

PBI-BDL for united technologies.
Well, in old times. I'm not certain if that route is flown anymore.

Quoting heysfo (Thread starter):Are there similar routes that are only flown to link commercial interests and one company to another?

Except the routes sell other tickets.

Your route, Wuhan, is a growing city in China for electronic and other components. I know an executive who would have loved the option to fly from Paris. Although I would be CVG-CDG would be cancelled without P&G. Often one company will negotiate a certain 'minimum billing' for a city pair to launch a direct flight. About half the time the route dies when the sponsoring company pulls sponsorship. About half the time the route has proven viable on its own. (It isn't the sponsoring company doesn't need the flights, its the cost/benefit of sponsoring the city pair.)

Wuhan is a fast growing city. Heck, I'm surprised I haven't seen it on the mid-east carrier route maps.

At one time AC operated YOW-CLT with CRJ's for Nortel.
I had also heard that at one time there were no less than 12 flightd per day between LAX and YVR on AS, UA, AC, and CP ( in addition to lower frequency flights on Canada 3000) to support the film/TV production industries. One of the bgiggest beneffactors was Lionsgate Films with large operations in both cities.

P&G has been at their wits end trying to keep international service to CVG. They lobbied so hard to keep the short-lived Japan flight as well as the flights to London and Germany, to obvious no avail. I think that P&G is shelling out a crapload of money just to keep this flight afloat.

This is a good example of a route that benefits one high-profile company but does not exist solely for that country. There are gobs of business connections between the Carolinas and Germany (and especially Bavaria). ATL-STR (Mercedes-Benz in Vance, Alabama) is a similar example, and DTW-NGO might be too, though that's probably more heavily a single company than either CLT-MUC or ATL-STR.

Quoting CairnterriAIR (Reply 8):PBI to BDL is still operated (I'm flying on it Wednesday) via JetBlue. I don't think it's supported by any company anymore though.

Thanks. At one time UTC flew from their own runway in Hartford to their own runway in Palm Beach!
Then they sponsored DL on the flight. Then they didn't.
I'm happy to see someone is still flying the route.

Does Toyota have major operations in Detroit? I know that their US HQ is in Torrence, CA, and most of their US factories are in the deep South. Do they have engineering facilities in Michigan, or what?

Speaking of DTW, I'm guessing DTW-MTY is there pretty much entirely for the auto industry. Not sure if it would be one company in particular, though.

Quoting FSDan (Reply 20):Does Toyota have major operations in Detroit? I know that their US HQ is in Torrence, CA, and most of their US factories are in the deep South. Do they have engineering facilities in Michigan, or what?

Quoting FSDan (Reply 20):Does Toyota have major operations in Detroit? I know that their US HQ is in Torrence, CA, and most of their US factories are in the deep South. Do they have engineering facilities in Michigan, or what?